Monday, 29 December 2008

My Best of 2008 :)

The year 2008 has given me some of the best moments of my life and it was a complete contrary to what 2007 had to offer. This year was literally the year for expecting the unexpected. So many new things happened in my life and everything turned out to be for my good , which I'm really glad about :)*touch wood*

The start of 2008 was wonderful indeed with a family vacation to Singapore. This was my first trip abroad, starting with this 2008 also turned out to be a year of 'many firsts' to me.

Few days after returning to Chennai, it was time for me to move into my new class in college. It was one time I was filled with anxiety, little did I know then that this would be a class where I would meet some of the best people of my life who would bring in a change that I would have loved to see about my life :)

I moved into hostel, thou' I come home every weekend. This was the first time I was gonna stay away from home for so long and so often. Now, having been stayed in the hostel I truly believe everyone should experience it sometime or the other as its one place that teaches you some of life s lessons. Thanks to my parents who opted to send me to hostel, anyway not that I really relish staying there ;)

To my surprise I also started taking studies seriously and did score well in my exams. A surprising 9/10 gpa last semester(first time). I know I'm boasting, never mind I don' get such opportunities that often :D . Thanks to Dhruv (my group study partner ;))

It was a year where we (Me and Dhruv) got selected for two major events (Workshop on Entrepreneurship and Quallcomm Innovator Challenge) at IIT's Shaastra'08. We were among the top 5 finalists of the 5000 odd entries to the event :)

We also got to intern at GRT hotels and Resorts during our summer break. It really mattered to us, as 'Hospitality Industry' is our key field of interest :)

2008 was also the year where I got to visit Goa with friends as a part of my college tour (yet another first time), where I had the time of my life :) - My first time in a water scooter, first time to a night club.. yaay!!

It was the year I got loads of blog buddies and I bumped into Vasanthan on a random day.

Thou' there were a few set backs, well don' really remember them. I would anyday remember 2008 as one of my best times both academically and personally and in all other ways it could be. At this time when 2008 is coming to an end, I would like to thank god for all those lovely moments in 2008 and would like to thank each one of you (parents, friends, blog buddies, relatives, strangers, sun, moon, stars, flora and fauna) to have made my 2008 very beautiful and special in every way possible.

With so much of goodness 2008 had to offer, I wish 2009 is as much good and fun too :)

Good Bye 2008!And a very happy and a prosperous NEW YEAR 2009 to you all :)

with a 90% GPA, you deserve the bragging rights, you deserve it. good on ya mate!

the part that you mentioned that u learnt life's lessons while living away from family in the hostel. i can relate to that. these lessons are the ones that you will not forget in this lifetime.

My hats off to you and Druv for achievng your goals this year. this seems like a deadly duo between you 2. i hope, wish the sucess continues in 2009 for you and Druv.

[PS: we still haven't met officially. it would be nice if Druv was around too, since i have read so much about him, i really want to meet him]

i am flattered to the max that meeting me was somthing you remembered for 2008. Seriously You made my day. everything went wrong that day except for the fact that i bumped onto you. if not for you i would have been cursing that day.

forget the setbacks, remember the good times as we move to the new year.

2008 was the worst year for me as yet..Glad its over..Got poor marks and got my aggre dropped in 2 sems..Got placed into a company I least wanted to get into...got into the bad books of my boss within 1 month of joining...7 accidents with my bike..my phone and wii got damned and got converted into paperweight and footrest respectively...(many more)..Hope 2k9 is better..Anyway wish u a happy and gr8 new yr and much more achievements ahead